ligase
noun
li·gase ˈlī-ˌgās 
-ˌgāz
: synthetase
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Gottesman worked with Martin Gellert, who had at that point just discovered the enzyme DNA ligase, the central enzyme for DNA replication and repair. 
Viviane Callier, Wired, 6 Sep. 2021
Viviane Callier, Wired, 6 Sep. 2021 Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary lig- (from Latin ligare) + -ase
First Known Use
1961, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
ligase
noun
li·gase ˈlī-ˌgās, -ˌgāz
: synthetase
- havasupais
- havdalah
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- have
- have (all) the earmarks
- have (all) the makings of
- have (all) the markings of
- have (got) (something) down to a science
- have (got) news for (someone)
- have (got) nothing left to prove
- have (got) someone or something covered
- have (got) the time
- have (got) to go
- have (only) oneself to blame
- have (someone or something) (all) to oneself
- have (someone or something) in mind
- have (someone or something) to thank for (something)
- have (someone) back
- have (someone) in the palm of one's hand
- have (someone) on a string
- have (someone) taped
- have (something) (all) to oneself
- have (something) back
- have (something) going for one
- have (something) to spare